high-speed internet
Rapid online access
High-speed internet is an internet connection fast enough for streaming video, downloading large files, and other bandwidth-intensive activities.
The threshold keeps rising as technology advances—what counted as high-speed in 2005 would feel sluggish today.
Broadband is the technical term, though high-speed internet remains the common phrase in advertising and everyday speech.
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- latencyDelay in system response
- fiber opticsLight-carrying cable technology
- digital divideUnequal access to computers/internet
- jitterSmall, rapid variation
signal strength · dead zone · network provider · data cap · throughput · gigabit · speed test · modem · packet loss · fiber optic cable · telemedicine · streaming · binge watching · net neutrality · e-governance · global collaboration · broadband access · teleconferencing
- internetwebsites, web, browsers, web browsers, website
- building amenitiespool, restroom, bathroom, spa, stairs
- Internet ProvidersISP, Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, Spectrum
- LAN gamingLAN party, LAN parties, LAN cable, ethernet cable, multiplayer
high-speed internetdial-up
Phone-line internet connection
slow internet · narrowband · dial-up internet · dial-up connection · 56k modem
high-speed internetearly internet
Network's primitive years
BBS · dial-up internet · dial-up · 56k modem · bulletin board system